839 This is the Red Devils!
On the evening of April 7, Manchester Old Trafford Stadium.
In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals knockout match, Manchester United faced Real Madrid at home.
Three minutes into the game, Manchester United launched a quick counterattack. Giggs passed the ball to the left and tried to hit the gap behind Marcelo. Nani quickly inserted it. When he was about to catch the ball, Fermalen chased back at high speed and took the lead and put the shovel on the left side of the penalty area. He made a clean and neat tackle and shoveled the ball out of bounds.
This time the tackle was done very well, which won the applause of Real Madrid players.
But unexpectedly, Raphael threw out the ball from the outside, and Nani used his speed to forcibly throw away Real Madrid's defense and passed it to the penalty area.
Rooney missed the ball near the penalty spot, but Cristiano Ronaldo inserted at the back point at high speed, jumped high, headed the ball, and smashed the ball into the goal guarded by Casillas, one to zero!
Manchester United's opening attack worked!
The entire Old Trafford Stadium began to boil!
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Just four minutes later, another counterattack from Manchester United in the frontcourt. Giggs passed the ball to Rooney, who passed the ball to the right, and Nani once again used his speed to tear open Real Madrid's left defense line.
This time, Fermall failed to perform his previous outstanding performance again. Although he was chasing behind Nani, he never stopped the opponent from crossing to the back point. Cristiano Ronaldo followed up with the back point and easily pushed the shot to tie the score to 2-0!
The total score is three to three!
Manchester United scored a away goal, and Real Madrid suffered a tragic reversal!
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"O God!"
"Cristiano Ronaldo is God of Old Trafford tonight!"
"This is simply unbelievable. After the start of this game, Manchester United completely smashed Real Madrid's defense line in just seven minutes. The total score was three to three. Manchester United reversed Real Madrid with a away goal!"
“This is simply incredible!”
"We saw that Ferguson was very excited on the sidelines, and it was definitely an epic reversal."
"After the start of Real Madrid, they were stunned by their opponents."
"One tactical cooperation of the outbound ball, one counterattack breaks through the left side, both positions are Real Madrid's long-standing weakness."
"This is indeed a surprise, because before the game, everyone felt that Real Madrid's advancement was a foregone conclusion, but who would have thought that the iron-blooded Manchester United had completed a reversal in just seven minutes of the opening game at home."
"I can't believe it, but this is football!"
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The entire Old Trafford Stadium was in a carnival!
All Manchester United fans were shouting Ronaldo's name at the top of their lungs, while the Portuguese ran around the stadium frantically, venting their inner excitement and excitement, and enjoying the treatment of a king.
Scoring twice!
He is only one goal from Yang Yang to the Champions League, and as long as Real Madrid is eliminated tonight, he will be just around the corner.
Even as long as he can lead Manchester United to the top of the Champions League this season and lead Portugal to perform in the World Cup, he believes that this year's World Footballer and the European Golden Ball Award will be his favorite.
This made him feel irrepressible ecstasy, and he could only vent his inner emotions by running and cheering constantly.
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The same goes for Manchester United players.
On the court, each of them was celebrating frantically.
When they lost to Real Madrid one-to-three away, they were almost desperate, but Ferguson brought them again hope.
The opening tactics of this game were carefully arranged by Ferguson. From the start to counterattack to the set-piece, everything was arranged by Ferguson and the coaching staff.
Even the counterattack routine was trained by Ferguson himself.
And Cristiano Ronaldo, I was so excited tonight, and in great shape.
Two shots made two shots, and such stability is really unbelievable.
After leading two goals, all Manchester United players began to realize that as long as the team continues to maintain this momentum and maintains its current lead, they will definitely be able to reverse Real Madrid at home and advance to the semi-finals.
However, one rises and the other falls, Manchester United's morale soars, but Real Madrid suffers severe losses.
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Yang Yang felt very strange.
As the team's main attacker in the frontcourt, he didn't know what was wrong with the team's defense line. How could he be hit by his opponent twice in a short period of time?
Isn't the speed of conceding the ball too fast?
However, the score displayed on the scoreboard is an iron-like fact and cannot be changed.
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After losing to Chelsea one-two at home, Manchester United made appropriate adjustments in this game.
Goalkeeper Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic and Rafael, the midfield is the double midfield combination of Carrick and Fletcher, Giggs occupy the middle, and the frontcourt trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney and Nani.
Captain Gary Neville didn't even make the roster in this game. Ferguson said at a pre-match press conference that this is the need for team rotation. Gary Neville is already 35 years old and has played two hard games in a row.
"I believe that Raphael will be a very suitable right-back candidate for the team. His speed and flexibility can help the team better freeze Real Madrid's left offense."
Giggs performed very well in the game against Chelsea. After playing against Chelsea, he was seen as a key factor in Manchester United's home reversal of Real Madrid. In fact, Ferguson also arranged for him to play in this game.
The frontcourt Trident has basically not changed much, but Rooney plays with injuries, which shows the resilience of Manchester United stars.
Real Madrid's lineup was also rotated in the weekend league, and Benitez still ranked his strongest combination in this game.
Goalkeeper Casillas, with Marcelo, Fermall, Ramos and Aveloa on the back line, and the midfielder is the double midfielder of Mascherano and Xavi Alonso, Sneijder in the center, while Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic and Robben’s trident, which is also Real Madrid’s strongest lineup this season.
But who would have thought that Real Madrid would concede two goals in seven minutes away game?
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At this moment, Yang Yang suddenly remembered a game, which was last season's Champions League, Liverpool's home game against Chelsea. That game was also Liverpool lost points in a row of corner kicks, and Ivanovic became famous in one game.
At that time, countless media and fans were questioning Benitez's regional man-to-man defense system, but later, Liverpool reversed Chelsea away, completely dispelling everyone's suspicion.
Real Madrid has also been questioned in the first half of this season, especially in set pieces. This situation seems to have improved in the second half, but it seems to have been repeated in recent games.
He also conceded two goals when playing Atletico Madrid, and now he has conceded two goals in a row when playing against Manchester United. The only difference is that Manchester United's ability to seize scoring opportunities is obviously higher than Atletico Madrid.
what to do?
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Yang Yang's confusion also reflects the loss of the entire Real Madrid team.
No one knows what to do?
Everyone knew to keep it steady, but Manchester United came in a fierce manner. After the game, they pressed very fiercely and took advantage of their home court advantage to make an incredibly crazy attack.
This is the Red Devil! This is Ferguson!
The cunning Scottish old man can always create accidents through his unique understanding of football skills and tactics when everyone is most unexpected.
Real Madrid has no other choice, they can only choose to retreat.
Benitez made a decisive adjustment, and the whole team immediately shrank its defense, stabilized its position first, and then slowly planned to counterattack.
Facing Manchester United, which is as strong as Real Madrid, has to avoid the edge for a while. It can be imagined how amazing Manchester United, who is playing at home, is as if they are taking drugs.
No one could have thought that Manchester United's crazy offensive momentum lasted for more than 20 minutes. In the first twenty minutes, Manchester United's possession rate was as high as 61%. This team seemed to be playing crazy and kept launching attacks on Real Madrid's defensive formation.
Real Madrid's first shot in this game appeared in the 26th minute, which was a quick counterattack. Yang Yang dribbled the ball to the left of Manchester United's penalty area and passed it to the middle. Sneider suddenly inserted a long shot and hit Fletcher, unable to create a threat.
But soon, Manchester United made another attack and got a corner kick opportunity. Vidic grabbed the landing point in the penalty area, slightly higher.
Settings defense is like Real Madrid, oh, no, Benitez's fatal point.
From Liverpool to Real Madrid, he has never been able to effectively fill this weakness.
Facing Manchester United, which is like a wolf, is full of wolves and tigers, Real Madrid has no choice but to do it.
Everyone knows to counterattack, fight back, and strive for goals, but they just can't find an effective way.
The midfield and backcourt were suppressed by the opponent, and the frontcourt offensive player could not get support from the midfield and backcourt, which made Real Madrid players feel helpless on the court, so they could only stabilize the defense first and then wait for the opportunity slowly.
Drag, is this the solution?
Everyone, including Yang Yang, knew very well that Manchester United could not maintain such high-intensity pressing and pressure for a long time. They had to slow down and had to take a breath.
The more crazy they are now, the more physical energy they consume and the higher the possibility of problems in the end.
You should know that in March and April, the Premier League teams did not have the advantage in physical fitness. Manchester United adopted this style of play, which was obviously clear about their own problems, so they wanted to decide the winner or lose.
On the sidelines, Benitez quickly realized the problem and immediately directed the team to set up defenses, striving to stabilize the position as soon as possible.
As long as Real Madrid can hold on, when Manchester United can't catch up on their physical strength, it will be when Real Madrid makes efforts.
In the 32nd minute, Real Madrid once again fought back.
Yang Yang's dribble was inserted and fouled by Manchester United's young player Raphael. Brazil's right back received a yellow card, but Real Madrid got a free kick in the frontcourt on the wing where it was difficult to create a threat, which failed to form a threat.
The situation is still under the suppression of Manchester United. Real Madrid resisted the aggressiveness from Manchester United and waited hard for the opportunity that I don't know if it would appear.
Chapter completed!